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Z690I AORUS ULTRA LITE DDR4

Intel LGA 1700 Socket: Supports 12th Gen Intel Core Series Processors
DDR5 Compatible: Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR5, 2 DIMMS
Commanding Power Design: 10+2+1 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 105A Power Stage, 10-Layer PCB
Cutting-Edge Thermal Design: Advanced Thermal Solution with Fins Array II and Thermal Guards III
Next Gen Connectivity: PCIe 3.0, Dual NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C
Fast Networking: Intel WiFi 6 AX201, Intel 2.5GbE LAN, BT 5.2
Dynamic Audio: AMP-UP Audio with ALC4080 and WIMA
Fine Tuning Features: RGB FUSION 2.0, Supports Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips, Smart Fan 6, Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without installing CPU, Memory, and GPU
Only Compatible with Intel LGA1700 Cooling Brackets

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Brand	GIGABYTE
Model	Z690I AORUS ULTRA LITE (rev. 1.0)

Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type	LGA 1700
CPU Type	Celeron / Core i3 / Core i5 / Core i7 / Core i9 / Intel Core 12th Gen (LGA 1700) / Intel Core 13th Gen (LGA 1700) / Pentium Gold

Chipsets
Chipset	Intel Z690

Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset	Supported only by CPU with integrated graphic

Memory
Number of Memory Slots	2x288pin (DDR5)
Memory Standard	DDR5 6200(OC) / 6000(OC) / 5800(OC) / 5600(OC) / 5400(OC) / 5200(OC) / 4800 / 4000
Maximum Memory Supported	64GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

Expansion Slots
PCI Express 3.0 x16	1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16

Storage Devices
Serial ATA (SATA)	2 x SATA 6Gb/s
M.2	CPU: 1 x M.2 connector on the back of the GC-Z690I BTB PLUG (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU) Chipset: 1 x M.2 connector on the front of GC-Z690I BTB PLUG (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB)
Intel Optane Ready	Intel Optane Memory Ready * System acceleration with Intel Optane Memory can only be enabled on the M.2 connectors supported by the Chipset.

Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC4080
Audio Channels	2 Channels

Onboard LAN
Max LAN Speed	2.5Gbps
Wireless LAN	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 WIFI a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2

Rear Panel Ports
Back I/O Ports	2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R) 1 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI port 1 x USB Type-C port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x Q-Flash Plus button 1 x RJ-45 port 2 x audio jacks

Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB	1 x USB Type-C header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header(Note 1) (Note 1) The connector is on the front of GC-Z690I BTB PLUG.
Other Connectors	1 x external power connector(Note 1) 1 x CPU fan header 1 x water cooling CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers(SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2(Note 1)) 1 x addressable LED strip header(Note 1) 1 x RGB LED strip header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header(routed from the adapter card on the rear panel) 1 x speaker header 1 x reset button(Note 1) 1 x reset jumper 1 x Clear CMOS jumper (Note 1) The connector is on the front of GC-Z690I BTB PLUG. * All fan headers are subject to support AIO_Pump, Pump and high performance fan with the capability of delivering up to 2A/12V @ 24W.

Software Feature
Windows 11	Ready

Physical Spec
Form Factor	Mini ITX
LED Lighting	RGB
Dimensions (W x L)	6.7" x 6.7"
Power Pin	1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

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First Listed on Newegg	November 06, 2025

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